that party interests of big majority in burma's grandiose new parliament. and it was parliament that nominated candidates for the post of president and vice- president. thein sein's rise to the top was a short, although some say he is a reluctant president, persuaded to take the job by this man -- senior general than shwe, the most powerful man in burma. the key issue is what position does he see for himself now? most observers believe than shwe will influence things behind the scenes, leaving thein sein to be the public baseball -- to be the public face up in new burma. pretty much the same role he played in meal. rachel harvey, bbc news, bangkok. >> the global fund against aids, tuberculosis has launched charges of corruption. germany is suspending its financial support. an internal report revealed that millions of dollars destined for african countries disappeared. a somali man has been sentenced to nine years in jail. he is being seen driven to work. he was convicted of attempted murder and terrorism. the cartoons were published in in 2005. they sparked

his appointment reveals the true extent of political change in burma. rachel harvey, bbc news, bangkok. >> just to remind you, you can get much more the international news anytime you want it on bbc.com. let's update you on the latest headlines on "bbc world news." protestors in the egyptian capital are defining and night curfew, calling for the president to resign immediately. speaking in washington, president obama has reiterated the orderly transfer of power and egypt should start immediately. the speed and the force of protest and in egypt surprised many. the underlying causes did not. the underlying problems mirror those of many other countries in this region. it is the lack of opportunity and prospect that leads many to seek work in more affluent places such as the gulf. >> the protests are being seen here on in egypt, bringing in sharp focus the problems of the region. the region's leaders gathered a few months ago, and the head of the arab league had a blunt message. >> the arabs sold is broken by poverty, unemployment, -- the arab soul is broke

burma's parliament has named the outgoing prime as the next head of state.he is, however, a former general and a former member of the previous military government. our correspondent reports from bangkok. >> burma's first civilian president for half a century. it sounds impressive, but the new man is hardly a radical break with the past. he served as prime minister in the outgoing military government, a career soldier, he only gave up his general's rank and uniform last year so he could lead a military-backed political party to victory in november's criticized elections. that party now enjoys a big majority in burma's grandiose new parliament and it was parliament that nominated candidates for the post of president and vice president. his rise to the top was assured, although some say he is a reluctant president, persuaded to take the job by senior general hen suia. the formal positions have all gone, but most observers he will continue to influence things from behind the scene, leaving him to be the public face of the new burma, the same role he played in th

this could be the public face of the new burma. there may be some political change there.bc news, bangkok. >> a 20 year prison sentence for spying was given to one person. it's summer of relations between havana and washington. his trial date will be set soon. he allegedly sold satellite could meant to jewish groups. he said he was not spying. these are the headlines that our. thousands of protesters in egypt are taking to the streets. they say this will continue as long as president mubarak remains in office. the vice president is expected to hold talks with opposition leaders. more now from egypt. the british egyptian actor spoke with us. i asked about reports. >> i heard they would be in the streets, and it would be a good time to break through one of the entrances for and the army shot rounds in the air. everybody moved very quickly. [unintelligible] the bodies went through this entrance and made very clear that no one was coming in. >> this is a day of departure as it has been done. did the protesters really expect the president to go? >> some were discussing this ear

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burma's parliament has named outgoing prime minister painter saying as the country's new president after fifty years of military rule the first civilian leader will appoint his ministers in accordance with the constitution which came into force on monday painted a sane is a former general who served as prime minister from october two thousand and seven but stepped down in order to run as a civilian candidate and the election. let's get into the world of finance with sharon. hello welcome to our business program. inflation in russia has already climbed two point four percent in the first month of two thousand and eleven exceeding analyst expectations many experts say should this trend continue inflation could reach double digits by the end of the year i'm now joined live by alexander models of chief economist for russia and c.i.s. countries at h.s.b.c. to discuss this in more detail. well as i understand you for for joining us what if the. i was only with inflation growing at such a rapid rate some analysts say that they're predicting double digits by the end of the year do you believe th

here with good to have you with us a look now at some of the international headlines in burma's parliament getting private and same as the country's new president after fifteen years is going to change rule but first the billion leader will appoint to the ministers in accordance with the constitution which came into force on monday then saying as a former general he said this prime minister from october two thousand and seven that stepped down and over to run as a civilian counted it in the election. the clear up operation has. started in the northeastern state of queensland after signing yeah see here's how wednesday it's been confirmed that one man was killed as a result of the category five storm flooding and heavy rain a hundred rescue efforts as emergency teams try to help coastal communities australia's prime minister described the damage as massive. the radio tagging of indian students in the u.s. is called angry protests in new delhi indians attending the trial of valley university california have been asked where in the likely ties to immigration authorities can think track of tha

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sachs you know they're just putting all the prices up and up and up and wisdom was appointed to visit burma i can't this is going to explode so this is a she says she's the mastermind if i can say of the new revolution the world wide revolution where i said the wicked witch life masters and her little black book of spells concocted to financial derivatives to monopolize commodities all over the world drive the price to unheard of levels as a way to basically this is a male imperial model doesn't because if you control the food you control the world this is a j.p. morgan to tell you things in english don't forget that she's anglo irish you just choose anguish oh my god so the empire is there right so and in your book you detail here on page thirty three actually you've got this is kind of insider information of this this is not this is this is you know this is the confidential plan of the g.p. morgan committee's. decision is actually what they're going to do in the in which places and what they're going to buy you know department by department so it's it's extremely interesting and the intro

engagement has a chance of working that does not mean it always works or if we talk to russia or iran or burma or tae they will reciprocate but my findings to suggest that longstanding rivalries come to an end when the two sides negotiate not when one side coerces the other into submission. the sec can take away, if there is a potion of our magical elixir that keeps appearing coming it is the practice of restraint, the willingness of the parties in question to give ground and take two steps back to tie a hand behind the back to withhold power and could take many different forms. with the british air wis backing down between qian and it was a willingness by both parties to dismantle the ports on the frontier and in the case of brazil and argentina and a willingness to cooperate on the nuclear acknowledge read that both are beginning to develop and indonesia and malaysia, indonesia backed away from challenging the foundation of the federation. it takes different forms but important to send a signal that you mean the other party no harm. another interesting practice that i found more than i have

in burma, independent news sites have been taken down with denial of services. in cuba, the government is trying to create a national movement not to allow their citizens to access the global internet. bloggers to criticize the government are arrested and abuse. in iran, the authorities block media website, target social media, and steel identifying information about their own people in order to hunt them down. these actions reflect a landscape that is complex and combustible. it is sure to become more so in the coming years as billions of more people connect to the internet. the choices we make today will determine what the internet looks like in the future. businesses have to choose whether and how to enter markets where internet freedom is limited. people have to choose how to act on line, what information to share and with whom, which ideas to voice and how to voice them. governments have to choose to live up to their commitment to protect free expression, assembly, and association. for the united states, the choice is clear. on the spectrum of internet free

you don't want to become burma. you want to have a transition to a stable civilian government.ecognize that over a fairly long period of time, the military will have less role in the economy. right now, it's a big part of the egyptian economy. >> if they don't, do you use the powerful lever of $1.5 billion a year to the military? >> certainly. >> you pull it? >> you communicate you may pull it. you may not approve certain activities. we shouldn't kid ourselves. egypt has been a staging area for us for a long time now. in egypt, they've been vital two israeli security. i think -- i think we should be pressuring everywhere. including china, including russia, including cuba. we should be pushing steadily. saying america stands for freedom. >> you talked about the muslim brotherhood. and clearly, many people are worried about the future. they have made statements they're not interested in the presidential position right now. you said, under no circumstances should the united states be willing to assist a government that is up for lifting the ban over the muslim brotherhood. >> i th

that does not mean that if we talk to russia or a wrong or cuba or syria or burma or china that they will reciprocate. my findings do suggest that longstanding rivalries come to an end when the two sides engage each other, but their dispute on the table and negotiate and not when one side coerces the other side into submission. second, if there is a potion, a magic elixir, an ingredient that keeps reappearing through all of these cases it is the practice of restraint, the willingness of the parties in question to give ground, to take two steps back, to tie at hand behind the back, to withhold power. and this can take many different forms. in the case of the british it was backing down over the border between british guiana and venezuela. in the case of norway and sweden it was a willingness by both parties to dismantle forts on their frontier. in the case of brazil and argentina it was a willingness to cooperate on the nuclear technology that both are beginning to develop. in the case of indonesia and malaysia indonesia backed away from the policy of challenging the formation of the

doctor of the salvation army parents who lived in buffalo new york and she's the veteran of the china burma india campaign of world war ii. when we interviewed the general mckay she told us we went in with a 30-foot tide. i remember clement, side of the ship on the road ladder and getting into the landing craft. the marines have gone first and secured the area as far as it could be secure. in the army troops went in and we entered to read the was probably the worst were not for me because it was so cold we have little water and fire wood and fuel supplies. of the so-called and they were in the operating room. in 1956, and a mckay was the head nurse at the emergency room at walter reed army medical center. when she was pulled by the chief nurse and reassigned to stand duty to stand special watch as the president of the united states, dwight d. eisenhower, during that, eisenhower and mckay became friends, and as the result of that, mckay was a friend of the eisenhower's for the rest of her life. when anna mae mckay became the first woman in the united states history of military history to rea

what about the poor in burma were the ones in african nations or those who came across the border. that is very problematic. i find it totally unacceptable and one of the reasons why i am doing this, why i am here on this panel is i think someone has to speak for the american people and i don't think congress is doing a good job. elected officials and people in academia that might share my view are too intimidated to speak. >> go ahead, joe. [talking over each other] >> i see nervous people. [talking over each other] >> the first thing i would like to say is i appreciate your earlier comments and want to object to something in the last set of responses where you introduce this liberal a leak. it is good to have a conversation where we can lay out our arguments or disagreements. i won't come up with some characterization of your views as conservative this or that. >> i am right wing. it seems >> we should think through the issues and see where we agree or disagree and reasons for it and that advances the conversation. that is not what happens in politics and understandably so but th

>> this is unprecedented in size nepal closed off the internet for a few days, burma. but we lad 20 million people online in egypt, four million facebook users and the economy that was incredibly dependent on the internet. a lot of the tourism industry yubz it is internet for booking tours and hotels. all that came to a stop. >> brown: james glanz, just to continue the explanation here, you mentioned the state-owned telecom company but there are private telecom carriers involved as well, right? and one, vodafone, apparently resisted the government's request at first. tell us about that. >> that's right. ultimately there was a sort of one/two punch. first the government shut down the portals to the outside world so that cut off the international traffic. then it turns out that the internet inside egypt depends on information from the outside world. you might try to send a gmail message to your neighbor but that information has to go to california to a server there and come back. if it can't do that, the e-mail won't be sent. so you had a collapse inside egypt. at the sa

what are the implications for politics in iran, in places in which there are dictatorships like burma and other places? >> we're going to study this for a long time. twitter, facebook, did not cause this revolution. >> rose: exactly. they were used, they gave the tools. >> exactly. this is about a huge cohort, $100 million in this whole region under the age of 25, deeply frustrated but in a flat world able to see how other people live, aspire to how they live. they know what's going on. and in that sense technology has been very important and now they not only can communicate just to each other but they can communicate frustrations and going forward every leader. the mn some guy says something people are tweeting about it now people are commenting on it and i don't think we've begun to fully understand the implications of this. there's a huge richness coming up from below. that's curt's point. government's job, i think is going to be increasingly how do we enable that, inspire it, is edit it so we get the best out of it and suppress the worst or the most vile. but the old top-down mod

it used to come out of vietnam, cambodia, laos, and burma. i had the opportunity to work in south vietnam in 67 and 68 and has been quite a bit of time in regard operations in the northern half of cambodia, laos, burma, and north vietnam. i am very much aware of the cia, air america, deals made with some of the lords. guest: alex, it's -- it is interesting that you spent time in vietnam during that time and got a sense of it on the ground. what happened in afghanistan is a function of their other

it used to come out of vietnam, cambodia, laos, and burma. i had the opportunity to work in south vietnam in 67 and 68 and has been quite a bit of time in regard operations in the northern half of cambodia, laos, burma, and north vietnam. i am very much aware of the cia, air america, deals made with some of the lords. guest: alex, it's -- it is interesting that you spent time in vietnam during that time and got a sense of it on the ground. what happened in afghanistan is a function of their other agrarian markets shutting down. they had grown cotton, pomegranates, other things. these were real coveted ojects -- products. the soviet invasion cost infrastructu to be destroyed, factories that process cotton, for example. by the time the soviets had left, afghanistan had discovered a few things. first, that all this infrastructure had been destroyed. infrastructure had been destroyed. secondly, they had destroyed products like orland and pistachios and etc.. there were drug suppliers who were looking for a place where poppies could be grown. pred

the business in burma is part of the story and improving that overall, for all companies but also we find that true competitive success requires you go further and really understand the composition of your economy, what kind of business is the state in? by the business is developing these clusters? we look a state economy, there are two types of industries. one of is what recall local industries. these are industries that every state will have a retail come utilities, health care. these are industries that serve almost totally the local market. there are based on serving the population that lives in your state. there are the majority of all jobs, local jobs. there are also what we call the traded clusters. these are industries that have to compete across state and across countries. it is this traded a part of your economy that really drive you to prosperity. they have much our wages. they have much higher productivity. they have much higher rates of innovation. we have given you the data on your state in terms of the mix of your state economy in terms of the treated and local cluster

and what was burma like and what about zambia? and, of course, it was -- i grew up in the '60s -- during the wave of independence in the third word, and that was an exciting time, not just for america -- 84 countries have become independent since world war ii, more than half the countries on earth, and we were kind of discovering bits and pieces as the world evolved. it was a great adventure. c-span: where was home? guest: i was born in ann arbor, michigan, and then i went to a boarding school briefly in--in high school, in switzerland, went back to michigan and college and went straight into reporting, and within a year of working for, then, the christian science monitor, i was traveling overseas. c-span: was your dad a law professor at michigan? guest: yes. c-span: and you went there? guest: yes. c-span: your mom worked while you were in school or... guest: both of them were academics. mother gave up a lot because she was one of those women who kind of got caught early. she danced with agnes de mille. she was an actress. now she

he held a variety of different posts in different countries including burma, japan, south vietnam and south korea. in 1979, he served on the national security council staff for the president. and in 1982, he served as the national security advisor for then-vice president george h.w. bush. in 1989, he was appointed as ambassador to south korea where he served until 1993. after which he left government service and took on the position as chairman of the korea society. he currently holds the position of chairman emeritus of the korea society. don gregg has been here many times in my time here giving electric tours, classes in our winter study term. i've met him on several occasions. but there's two things i learned just recently about him. one of which shows us the true breadth of his accomplishment in foreign policy and international relations. it turns out in a 1995 book by tom clancy called "opp center," there is a character, the ambassador of the south korea character, fictionalized to be sure but nonetheless that character's name is known as gregory donald. [laughter] >> and, in fac

the business in burma is part of the story and impving that overall, for all companies but also we find that true competitive success requires you go further and really undersnd the composition of your economy, what kind of business is the state in? by the business is developing these clusters? we look a state onomy, there are two types of industries. one of is what recall local industries. these are industries that every state will have a retail come utilities, health care. these are industries that serve almost totally the local market. there are based on serving the population tt lives in your state. there are the majority of all jobs, local jobs. there are al what we call the tradedlusters. these are industries that have to compete across state and across countries. it is this traded a part of ur economy that really drive you to prosperity. they have much our wages. they have much higher productivity. they have much higher rates of innovation. we have given you the data on your state in terms of the mix of your state economy in terms of the treated and loc clusters. what is a cluste

and in slow motion tragedies of chronic abuse -- such as burma and to north korea -- we saw this council at its best on friday when it took decisive action on libya. we saw it in december when the situation was increasingly dire in the ivory coast. we must continue sending a strong message to laurent gagbo that his actions are unacceptable. we have seen it a strengthening in the council felt approach to freedom of expression. but too often, we are not seeing a serious enough response to use this institution to a man's human-rights sometimes the council does not act and its integrity is undermined. because it defers to regional relations, diplomatic niceties, and cynical politics. membership on the council should be earned through respect for human rights. that is the standard laid out by the general assembly. this council's predecessor, the human-rights commission, lost its credibility in part because libya was allowed to serve as its president. it should not take bloodshed for us to create such regimes have no place here. i must add the structural bias against israel, including a standa

if you have it in you to compete in burma out there and do they have an open category. >> any kids? skiers, orders of men and women no kids. >> does anyone wear wrist guards? >> for a a race of this kind there are people out there wearing full body armor. (laughter) it's an incredible spectator event. you don't have many opportunities to this see this calico of racing. >> i am just wondering if normal people go out there. >> as he to many people wearing body protection when their of their skiing. i think you will be ok. >> maybe fl more than the normal person. >> kirkwood, a kuban open for anyone. the coupon will expire sunday. it's only $45 to ski. >> whow! i went yesterday, i found there great family resorts in tosco, one-two adults, one-two kids the whole family up their for like $100. >> absolutely! we have world-class resort in tahoe. >> thank you, marker's marks >> money left over for risk birdswrist guards. (laughter) will fall list owner developing story coming up. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, swee

independent news and burma have been taken down with the niledenial.e government in cuba is trying toranet will not allowing their citizens to access the global internet. and i ran the authorities that block opposition in still identify the information about on people in order to hunt them down. these actions or flocks on landscape that is complex, combustible. and sure to become more so in the coming years. as billions of more people connected to the internet. the tourism made today will determine what the internet looks like in the future. businesses have to deduce whether and how to enter markets where internet freedom is limited. people have to choose how act on line. what information to share, which ideas to rise. how the voice them. governments have to choose, to live up to their commitments to protect free expression, assembly, association. the united states the trees is clear, we place ourselves on the side of openness. we recognize that an open internet comes with challenges. it calls for ground rules. the internet freedom raises tensions like all freedoms do. we believe the

he held a variety of different posts in different countries including burma, japan, south vietnam, and south korea. in 1979, he served on the national security counsel staff for the president, and in 1982, he served as the national security adviser for then vice president george hw bush. in 1989, he was appointed as ambassador to south korea where he served until 1993 after which he left government service and took on the position of chairman of the korea society, and he currently holds the position of chairman amaretis of the society. don't is a great friend and son of the williams college. he's been here many times giving lectures and classes. i've met him on several occasions, but there two things i learned just recently about him, one of which shows us the true breath of his accomplishments in foreign policy and international relations. it turns out that in a 1995 book by tom clancy called "opt center" there is a character and nevertheless that name of the character is gregory donald and it's believed to be based losely on our own donald greg. i learned his middle name is finny. fo

he held a variety of different posts in different countries, including burma, japan, south vietnam and south korea. in 1979 he served on a national security council staff for the president. and in 1982 he served as the national security advisor for then vice president george h.w. bush. in 1989 he was appointed as ambassador to south korea where he served until 1993. after which, he left government service and took on the position as chairman of the korea society. he currently holds a position of chairman emeritus of the korea society. donald gregg is a great friend and son of williams college. he has been here many times in my time here, given lectures, classes in our winter study term. i've met him on several occasions but there's two things i learned just recently about him. one of which shows us the true breadth of his accomplishment in foreign policy and international relations. it turns out that in a 1995 book by tom clancy called, "ops center". there is a character, ambassador of south korea character, fictionalized to be sure. but that character is named gregory donald. in fact

in burma, independent news sites have been taken down with distributed denial of service attacks. in cuba, the government is trying to create a national intranet, while not allowing their citizens to access the global internet. in vietnam, bloggers who criticize the government are arrested and abused. in iran, the authorities block opposition and media websites, target social media, and steal identifying information about their own people in order to hunt them down. these actions reflect a landscape that is complex and combustible, and sure to become more so in the coming years as billions of more people connect to the internet. the choices we make today will determine what the internet looks like in the future. businesses have to choose whether and how to enter markets where internet freedom is limited. people have to choose how to act online, what information to share and with whom, which ideas to voice and how to voice them. governments have to choose to live up to their commitments to protect free expression, assembly, and association. for the united states, the choice is clea

he has held a variety of different posts in different countries, including burma, japan, south vietnamkorea. in 1979, he served of national security council staff for the president and 1982, he served as a national security adviser for then vice-president george h. w. bush. in 1989, he was appointed as ambassador to south korea where he served until 1993. after which, he left government service and took on the position as chairman of the korea society. he currently holds a position of chairman emeritus of the korea society. donald gregg is a great friend and son of williams college. he has been here many times, given lectures, classism in our winters that the term. i have met him once -- class's in our winter study term. one that shows as the true brett of his accomplishment in international relations, it turns out in a 1995 book by tom c, there is a character, and ambassador to south korea character, but that character's name is gregory dawdled. it is believed it is based loosely on our own donald gregg. i learned his middle name is finney. for those of you who are historians of willi

breaking emergencies such as libya and called devoir -- cote d'ivoire or slow-motion tragedies such as burma and north korea. we saw the council at its best on friday when it took decisive action on libya. we saw it in december prices special session on " devoir -- " the bar where the situation is increasingly dire and has been a large spike in violence. we must continue to stand -- send a strong message to bagbo that his actions are unacceptable. last fall discounts also took the important decision to create a special -- for freedom of assembly and association. and we have likely seen a strengthening in the council's approach to freedom of expression. but too often still we are not seeing a serious enough response -- to use this institution to advance human rights. sometimes the council does not act and its integrity is undermined because it the first to regional relations, diplomatic niceties, and cynical politics. membership on this council should be earned through respect for him and rights. that is the standard laid out by the general assembly. this council that a predecessor, the human